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2002 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

NC Physical Activity--WHITE Respondents Only

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  Total
Respond.#
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 4,954 1,202 23.7 21.9-25.6 3,752 76.3 74.4-78.1
GENDER
Male 1,913 460 24.3 21.4-27.4 1,453 75.7 72.6-78.6
Female 3,041 742 23.2 21.0-25.4 2,299 76.8 74.6-79.0
AGE
18-24 317 125 37.0 29.0-45.8 192 63.0 54.2-71.0
25-34 777 260 27.7 23.6-32.3 517 72.3 67.7-76.4
35-44 924 207 23.4 19.7-27.4 717 76.6 72.6-80.3
45-54 990 197 17.5 14.5-21.1 793 82.5 78.9-85.5
55-64 753 127 17.4 13.7-21.9 626 82.6 78.1-86.3
65-74 656 134 17.8 14.1-22.4 522 82.2 77.6-85.9
75+ 504 142 29.2 22.4-37.1 362 70.8 62.9-77.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 645 101 14.5 10.7-19.2 544 85.5 80.8-89.3
H.S. or G.E.D. 1,441 255 18.4 15.4-21.8 1,186 81.6 78.2-84.6
Some Post-H.S. 1,152 261 22.7 19.2-26.7 891 77.3 73.3-80.8
College Graduate 1,705 581 35.2 31.8-38.8 1,124 64.8 61.2-68.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 424 112 29.1 21.5-38.2 312 70.9 61.8-78.5
$15,000- 24,999 679 137 21.4 16.6-27.0 542 78.6 73.0-83.4
$25,000- 34,999 570 144 23.1 18.2-29.0 426 76.9 71.0-81.8
$35,000- 49,999 709 166 22.2 17.7-27.4 543 77.8 72.6-82.3
$50,000-74,999 637 146 21.4 17.2-26.2 491 78.6 73.8-82.8
$75,000+ 757 217 30.6 26.2-35.3 540 69.4 64.7-73.8
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe 359 72 16.5 12.9-20.9 287 83.5 79.1-87.1
Forsyth 338 82 23.6 18.7-29.3 256 76.4 70.7-81.3
Guilford 272 84 33.1 26.8-40.0 188 66.9 60.0-73.2
Henderson/Transylvania 420 49 11.1 8.1-15.0 371 88.9 85.0-91.9
Mecklenburg 263 162 59.4 50.9-67.4 101 40.6 32.6-49.1
Orange 346 152 41.3 33.8-49.3 194 58.7 50.7-66.2
Pitt 287 76 24.2 18.8-30.6 211 75.8 69.4-81.2
Randolph 377 42 9.0 6.4-12.7 335 91.0 87.3-93.6
Robeson 172 33 16.4 11.1-23.6 139 83.6 76.4-88.9
Wake 303 155 51.2 44.7-57.7 148 48.8 42.3-55.3
Western NC 589 81 14.7 11.4-18.9 508 85.3 81.1-88.6
Piedmont NC 701 123 17.5 14.0-21.5 578 82.5 78.5-86.0
Eastern NC 527 91 18.2 14.5-22.5 436 81.8 77.5-85.5

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#Use caution in interpreting cell sizes less than 50. N = Cell Size, % = Percentage, C.I.(95%) = Confidence Interval (at 95 percent probability level).
Percentages are weighted to population characteristics.

** Eastern North Carolina: Beaufort, Bertie, Bladen, Brunswick, Camden, Carteret, Chowan, Columbus, Craven, Cumberland, Currituck, Dare, Duplin, Edgecombe, Gates, Greene, Halifax, Harnett, Hertford, Hoke, Hyde, Johnston, Jones, Lenoir, Martin, Nash, New Hanover, Northampton, Onslow, Pamlico, Pasquotank, Pender, Perquimans, Sampson, Scotland, Tyrrell, Washington, Wayne, Wilson
Piedmont North Carolina: Alamance, Alexander, Anson, Cabarrus, Caswell, Catawba, Chatham, Cleveland, Davidson, Davie, Durham, Franklin, Granville, Iredell, Lee, Lincoln, Montgomery, Moore, Person, Richmond, Rockingham, Rowan, Stanly, Stokes, Union, Vance, Warren, Yadkin
Western North Carolina: Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Burke, Caldwell, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Surry, Swain, Watauga, Wilkes, Yancey

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